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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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Emmerich: Electricity Resists Being Subject to Free Markets

Like buzzards picking the dead meat off a carcass, the salvage dealers are having a heyday carving up the defunct Kemper lignite gasification plant.   It...

State Auditor Shad White to Speak to the University of Mississippi College Republicans on September 11

State Auditor Shad White will attend the University of Mississippi College Republicans meeting on September 11. The event will be held at 209 Bryant...

Oxford Teacher’s Sensory Path Video Goes Viral

By Anna Grace Usery Editor-in-Chief anna.grace.usery@hottytoddy.com Bramlett Elementary School teacher Holly Clay never thought she would receive back-to-back phone calls and emails from foreign countries about something...

Vassallo: SEC Strength Ratings Following Week One

1. Alabama    100     Still the star of the west. The 37 point blowout of                  ...

Annual UM 9/11 Memorial Run Set for Saturday

The University of Mississippi ROTC programs host the annual 9/11 Memorial Run at 6:45 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 8) in remembrance of the Sept. 11,...

Local Taxes Expected to Increase by 1 Mill; Schools Will Have to Pay Fees

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Oxford residents will likely see a rise in their ad valorem taxes next year; however, it will be less than the...

Micah Everett Takes the Trombone to the People

A University of Mississippi associate professor of music will demonstrate the surprising range and impact of tenor trombone in "I Was Like WOW: Music...

Fall Kickoff of Thacker Mountain Radio Hour Begins Thursday at Off Square Books

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour kicks off its fall season Thursday, Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. at Off Square Books. Admission is free. Guests...

Vassallo: Judy Pettit Enjoys the Chaos and Pressures Working Multiple Jobs Brings

Judy Pettit may well be the very best waitress in Oxford as for the previous 14 years she has been perfecting her skills at...

UM Museum Gears Up for Busy Fall Programming

The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is ready for another semester of events and activities for children and adults. Each year, the...
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